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ItalianoCopyright term extension: telling it like it is to the European Parliament!
Following yesterday’s post, here is a video of the speech Becky Hogge, executive director of the Open Rights Group organization, gave in front of members of the European Parliament late January. She didn’t mince words to let them know European citizens would certainly not be the ones to profit from a term extension from 50 to 95 years!
Becky Hogge: Speech at Sound Copyright conference in the EU Parliament 27.01.09 from Open Rights Group on Vimeo.
Let us know that you think about this by commenting below.
February 12th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
In total agreement with you. There should be a campaign to scrap copyright legislation and replace with with the Creative Commons framework IMHO!
February 17th, 2009 at 11:30 am
@Alex: Sorry to be a (C) pedant but Creative Commons is built upon the copyright regime so by scrapping the legislation - as you suggest - you’d also scrap the licenses and the burgeoning sharing culture. That said, i fully agree the international legislative framework needs radical surgery in order to operate - as its intended - as an engine for innovation and creativity, rather than a crutch for failing business.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:16 am
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